About Grace
Graceful Gardens is named after the owner Grace Martinelli Grace has been working in the garden and floral industry for twenty years. Discovering her love for gardening and flowers while living in Aspen prompted her decision to embark on a formal education in Horticulture.
She is a graduate of the New York Botanical Garden School of Professional Horticulture . After graduating she worked as a lead horticulturist and gardener for design firms in New York City. Grace started her own company in Brooklyn. NY leading to opening a retail store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2008; offering gardening, interior plants and floral design. Since leaving New York in 2013 ,Grace has worked in floral design. garden education, and estate management and continued her education in landscape design. Grace moved back to Colorado and started Graceful Gardens in 2021 offering fine garden design and maintenance in Steamboat Springs and expanding to horticultural consulting and floral and decor.
“I love gardening in Colorado. Allowing my creativity and knowledge to shine and making the most out of our short season , surrounded by hummingbirds and mountains with my beloved dog Reuben is a dream come true”